Silver - Day One - 25th January 2011

Lot 212

A George III silver vase shaped nutmeg grater

Estimate £600 - £800 | Hammer £1500

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Description

A George III silver vase shaped nutmeg grater, by Cocks and Bettridge, Birmingham 1802, vase form, engraved with festoons and foliate decoration, pull off cover and base, height 3.7cm, approx. weight 0.3oz. A similar example of this grater by Cocks and Bettridge was sold in these rooms on the 19th October 2005, as part of A Private Collection of Silver Nutmeg Graters, Part I, lot 34.